Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Golfcrest (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Golfcrest. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Golfcrest is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Lenawee, Washtenaw, Wayne & Lucas (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Golfcrest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Golfcrest:
- Monroe County (The home county of Golfcrest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golfcrest, with the one closest to Golfcrest listed first.
- Detroit Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Detroit Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Beach
- Woodland Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodland Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Beach
- Monroe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Steiner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Steiner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
- West Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- South Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monroe
- Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- La Salle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estral Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Estral Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Scofield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scofield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Strasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strasburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golfcrest, with the one closest to Golfcrest listed first.
- Deerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Britton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Riga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Blissfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Macon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Wellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Holloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Tecumseh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golfcrest, with the one closest to Golfcrest listed first.
- Whittaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Willis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Rawsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
- Ypsilanti
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Saline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Ann Arbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golfcrest, with the one closest to Golfcrest listed first.
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Gibraltar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
- Woodhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grosse Ile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riverview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Romulus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Southgate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wyandotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golfcrest, with the one closest to Golfcrest listed first.
- Harbor View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harbor View is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Immergrun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Immergrun is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immergrun
- Willow Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- Ironville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- West Toledo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Oregon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wernerts Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
- Bono
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bono is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Yondota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Toledo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Toledo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Air Line Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Ottawa County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golfcrest, with the one closest to Golfcrest listed first.
- Curtice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clay Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Locust Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Wood County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golfcrest, with the one closest to Golfcrest listed first.
- Northwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arbor Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Walbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rossford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Lime City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lime City is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Perrysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Golfcrest, see our County-by-County Page for Golfcrest.
Cemeteries Near Golfcrest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golfcrest.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Golfcrest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Golfcrest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Golfcrest, with the one closest to Golfcrest listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kentucky Soldiers Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Ghost Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monroe Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Albain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Old St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McIntyre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Golfcrest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Golfcrest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Golfcrest, with the one closest to Golfcrest listed first.
- Monroe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Steiner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Steiner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- La Salle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Strasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strasburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
- Scofield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scofield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Maybee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grape
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grape is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
- South Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Golfcrest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Golfcrest.
Newspapers Published in Golfcrest ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Golfcrest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Golfcrest, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Golfcrest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Golfcrest:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lenawee County
- Washtenaw County
- Wayne County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Golfcrest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Golfcrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |